ECS Maths Department

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Pythagoras of Samos was a famous Greek mathematician and philosopher (c. 570 – c. 495 BC). He is known best for the proof of the important Pythagorean theorem, which is about right angled triangles. He started a group of mathematicians, called the Pythagoreans, who worshiped numbers and lived like monks.

Can you find out what the Pythagorean theorem is? You will use it in Year 9.

Can you complete Mr Zias challenge?

Mr Carpenter’s favourite things to do on transition is to play the 24 game. The aim of the game is to be the first person to make the number 24.

For each game you have 4 numbers, you have to use ALL four numbers, you can add, subtract, multiply or divide these to make 24.

Example:

2 2 6 8

To make 24, I can do (8 - 2) x (6 – 2)

8 -2 = 6

6 -2 = 4

6 x 4 = 24

Now it’s your turn, the 24 cards are below they get harder as you go through.

The 24 game… Try this with your family –

who is the quickest?

One Dot - Easiest

The 24 game… two Dot - medium

three Dot - harder

Key Skills…

When you get to a page like this, spend 10 minutes completingthe skills check questions based on topics from Y6. How much can you remember

Ms Belarbi’s favourite Mathematician is Fibonacci who was an Italian man who studied math and theories back in the 11th century. He discovered a pattern called the Fibonacci sequence. It's a series of numbers that starts with 0 and 1, and each number after is found by adding the two previous numbers (0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5…)The sequence just keeps going on and on.

Can you find the first 10 numbers in the sequence?

Maths Keywords… You will learn many new key words when you start at Eastbury. Can

you find all the keywords you may need for your first half term?

Ms Matin’s favourite mathematician Leonhard Euler (pronounced Oiler) (April 15, 1707 – September 7, 1783) was a Swiss mathematician and physicist. He spent

most of his life in Russia and Germany. Euler made important discoveries in fields like calculus and topology. He also made many of the words used in math today.

Mr. Carew’s Favourite Number

Can you work out Mr Carew’s favourite number using the clues below?

Ms Chang’s Maths Challenges…

Can you solve all the Maths challenges?They get more difficult as you get them..

Key Skills… When you get to a page like this, spend 10 minutes completingthe skills check questions based on topics from Y6. How much can you remember?

René DescartesDescartes is considered the

father of modern philosophy, a key figure in

the scientific revolution of the 17th Century,

and a pioneer of modern mathematics.

Many people also call him the

father of analytic geometry, which connects

the fields of algebra and geometry.

Mr Rupra’s Maths Challenges…

Can you solve all the Maths challenges?They get more difficult as you get them..

Cross Number…Lots of people like to do a crossword to relax but mr tuglu loves a cross number.

Use the questions below to complete this cross number.

Across down

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